"Les Master" project

Green angel · Post by **Green angel** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 12:41 pm

A friend of mine has bought a Les Paul historic 1956 like this one:
http://www.pinrepair.com/vgi/gibson/56_lespaul_1.jpg
I felt in love with this guitar, the sound is wonderfull.
I've asked to Christophe Huort (known here for this restoration: http://perso.orange.fr/atelkof/Atelkof_ ... ameset.htm) if it was possible to build a Jazzmaster with the specifications of the les paul '56. I'm waiting for the estimation but the structure will be nearer a SG than a Les paul :
Mahogany Body and neck
Rosewood fingerboard, 22 frets, trapezoid inlays, medium jumbo frets.
12"radius, 25.5'' scale length.
Seymour duncan P90.
No pickguard (probably)
goldtop Finish.

Pictures:
http://www.putfile.com/jazzmaster11/images/162092

Final result:

glimmertwin · Post by **glimmertwin** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 1:35 pm

Oh, he's the guy who is making the VI parts people on the board(including myself) are ordering now. Cool!

brunning · Post by **brunning** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:05 pm

why 25.5 scale?

i think a large part of the gibson experience is the 24.75 scale. slinky bending, darker tone, etc.

luau · Post by **luau** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 2:51 pm

Sounds like fun. P90s and a slab of mahogany is a match made in heaven. I played my R6 and my SG Classic a little today with your project in mind. It seems that some of the bite and honk of the P90s in the R6 is translated into pure unadulterated snarl on the slab SG. The longer scale might place things somewhere in between. Whatever the case, I'll bet it sounds great. Keep us posted.

eupat · Post by **eupat** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 3:08 pm

the '56 goldtop is one of my dream guitar...
super projet Nicolas !

chrisjedijane · Post by **chrisjedijane** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 3:50 pm

sounds like a cool project

Green angel · Post by **Green angel** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 2:52 pm

brunning wrote: why 25.5 scale?

i think a large part of the gibson experience is the 24.75 scale. slinky bending, darker tone, etc.

That's right, it's my first idea cause I often feel an incomfort with shorter scale but nothing is final. I will choose the happy medium between Comfort and sound.

Green angel · Post by **Green angel** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:30 pm

The first prenatal picture of the mahogony neck with ebony fretboard:

RumorsOFsurF · Post by **RumorsOFsurF** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:47 pm

Looks great! Before we know it, we'll see the thing in some sweet youtube vids!!

Post by **fullerplast** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:52 pm

What are those other two bound necks? They look like they have the JM headstock. Does he make those as well? How about dots and binding?

RumorsOFsurF · Post by **RumorsOFsurF** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:54 pm

fullerplast wrote: What are those other two bound necks? They look like they have the JM headstock. Does he make those as well? How about dots and binding?

Whoa! I didn't even notice those! I second that

Green angel · Post by **Green angel** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 10:49 am

It's a model he has built from a 1961 JM.

I definitly go with a 25.5 radius, I want the JM comfort.

what do you want to know about binding?

Post by **mezcalhead** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:43 am

Does he (or would he) make a neck with Jazzmaster headstock plus dots and binding, is the question .. at least, that's my question!

Green angel · Post by **Green angel** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 1:47 pm

I think so.

Taylorplayer · Post by **Taylorplayer** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:48 am

Green angel wrote: I think so.

and the plot thickens...

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